Soil
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

LOAM
A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

DIRT
Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

LAND
Agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"

MARL
A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime

5 letters

EARTH

GRIME
The state of being covered with unclean things

EARTH
A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

SMEAR
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

FILTH
An offensive or indecent word or phrase

SULLY
French statesman (1560-1641)

COLLY
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

DIRTY
Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

MUDDY
Dirty with mud

STAIN
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

6 letters

GROUND
The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

BEMIRE
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

SMUDGE
A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

SMIRCH
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

BEFOUL
Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

DEFILE
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

GREASE
Lubricate with grease; "grease the wheels"

GRUNGE
The state of being covered with unclean things

7 letters

BEGRIME
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

TARNISH
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

8 letters

BESMIRCH
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

9 letters

TERRITORY
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes